Student earns competitive fellowship for research on corn’s defense against bacteria

Peyton Sorensen, a third-year doctoral student at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, has earned a predoctoral fellowship from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to fund her research. 

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Yee Named to Canada's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Roster

Illinois soccer junior forward and Richmond, British Columbia native, Emma Yee has been named to Canada's roster for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Poland, the association announced last week. Yee is a junior in Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences, part of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. 

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U of I food science students cook the competition at the College Bowl Nationals

A team of food science and human nutrition students from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign were the crème de la crème at the Institute of Food Technologists Student Association College Bowl Competition in Chicago on July 14.

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ABE student Xylia Greeson wins NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign student Xylia Greeson is a recipient of the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

“I didn’t initially believe it,” Greeson said about when she first received the announcement. “It was a very pleasant surprise, and it will open so many more doors in the field. Being at Illinois, and now receiving this fellowship, has been a dream come true. I’m so thankful and blessed.” 

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Illini Pullers pull off victory in international student competition

The Illini Pullers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign secured first place in the 2026 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition on May 28th through 31st where teams design ¼ scale tractors throughout the year that are put to the test by a panel of industry experts at the competition.

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